3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 3/18/19

Pascal Siakam, PF/C, Toronto Raptors

DraftKings Price: $6,800

This slide could really say Pascal Siakam and Marc Gasol as both Toronto Raptors players stand to massively benefit from a couple of absences tonight, but let's roll here with Siakam, shall we?

In addition to Serge Ibaka, who is missing tonight's game due to suspension, the Raptors will be without Kawhi Leonard and, likely, Kyle Lowry. That leaves Siakam as the focal point on offense and gives him all the run he can handle. Siakam has scored an average of 37.1 DraftKings points when Leonard sits, compared to 30.9 when he does play.

He'll get a choice matchup tonight as well as the Raptors take on the woeful New York Knicks, who are the leading candidates to be ping pong ball champions in this year's tank fest. It's so choice, in fact, that he's projected to return the third-highest value on the entire slate in addition to scoring the tenth-most DraftKings points.

We currently project Siakam to please DraftKings players with 44.5 DraftKings points and a value of just over 6.5 DraftKings points per $1,000. Load up.

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